A member of the U.S. Navy sprinkles tobacco on top of a killer whale clan hat, which is considered to bring good fortune, during a Navy ceremony Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Angoon, Alaska ...

Matthew Carlson, of Klukwan and his son pose with Rear Admiral Sucato and Senator Lisa Murkowski after the Naval Apology for ...

The story of Angoon’s bombardment has been repeated for more than a century. But it changes depending on who is telling it.

Politics would look a little different in the US, if the residents of Sitka and surrounding communities were in charge. Here’s a look at how voting on Election Day in our area compares to state and ...

When the Navy made its long-awaited apology inside Angoon High School, a clan leader drew attention to the veterans in the ...

In 1882 the U.S. Navy shelled a southwest Alaska Tlingit village and then burned what was left of the homes, food caches and ...

ANGOON, AK — On a cold and cloudy Friday afternoon ... “They left us homeless on the beach,” he said. At the time, Alaska was ...

Dancers greet the Alaska Marine Highway vessel Hubbard in Angoon on Saturday. Rear Adm. Mark Sucato, commander of Navy Region Northwest, who arrived to issue an official apology to the village on ...

This fall, the U.S. Navy issued two formal apologies to Lingít communities in Alaska for assaults committed over a century ago. On Oct. 26, one of those attacks was commemorated.

Alaska’s senior population is quickly increasing. The Alaska Mental Health Trust says that in 2022, Alaskans aged 60 and over ...

In 1882, the accidental death of a prominent member of the Indigenous community of Angoon, Alaska, led to an escalation with the U.S. Navy. The Navy bombarded the entire village, decimating the ...